Gardens · London
King's Building
In or near Covent Garden.
King's Building — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Chancery Lane · 0.4 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit King's Building, you can take the train to Chancery Lane station, which is 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is WC2A 2JB. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
King's Building is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The King's Building is a Grade I listed building that forms part of the Strand Campus of King's College London in the United Kingdom. Originally named the College Building, the King's Building was designed by Sir Robert Smirke in the course of the college's foundation in 1829. As the founding building, it was built between 1829 and 1831 on land granted to King's College by the government to complete the riverside frontage of Somerset House. There are today a total of eight floors in the King's Building: Basement level, Ground level, Levels 1 to 4, Level 4U and Level 6. The King's Building houses a number of administrative departments (Estates & Facilities Offices, Admissions Office, Accommodation and Cashiers' Office), lecture theatres (most notably the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre and Anatomy Lecture Theatre), the College Chapel, the Great Hall, various function rooms (Old Council Room, Committee Room, River Room, Somerset Room, St David's Room), study rooms and a catering outlet.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5150, -0.1144
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2A 2JB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7242 8521
- Established
- 1831
- Nearest railway station
- Chancery Lane — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:30
- Official site
- www.kcl.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q21592162 (CC0)
- wikipedia: King's Building, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King's Building?
- King's Building is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2A 2JB), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- What is King's Building?
- King's Building — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to King's Building?
- The nearest railway station is Chancery Lane, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode WC2A 2JB.
- When was King's Building built?
- Built or established in 1831. Designed by Robert Smirke.
- Who owns King's Building?
- King's Building is owned by | current_tenants =.
- How do I get to King's Building?
- The nearest railway station is Chancery Lane, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2A 2JB.